Dellinger had sued her then current
employer for a Fair Labor Standards Act violation, and applied to the
Plaintiff, Science, during the lawsuit proceedings for a new position.
Science offered Dellinger a job, and requested that she inform it of any civil
actions to which she was a party as a condition of her security clearance. Upon
learning of the FLSA charges, Science withdrew its offer. Dellinger sued,
alleging that Science had taken its action in retaliation to her FLSA charge.

Her case was dismissed by the district court, and the Fourth Circuit
affirmed.